Abstract: A voice-input document creation system which reduces correction times to a wrongly-recognized input to ensure input efficiency. The system has a determination means for comparing the feature content of a newest voice input extracted by a feature extracting module with a feature content of an immediately preceding voice input to determine if the newest voice input is a correction to the immediately preceding voice input. When a first-time correction is received, the system displays a list of all output candidates for the immediately preceding voice input stored in a second memory. When a second-time correction is received, the system stores the output candidates for the newest voice input into a third memory and, at the same time, displays the output candidates; at this time, the system neither displays nor stores in the third memory those output candidates displayed upon the first-time correction.

Abstract: A clock-signal regenerating system for regenerating a clock signal by feeding back a phase difference between a demodulated analog data signal and a clock signal includes: an A/D converter for over-sampling the demodulated analog data signal to convert it into a digital signal; a data-change-direction detecting circuit for deciding a change in data sampled at its peak positions, to detect whether the data changed in an ascending direction or a descending direction; a threshold selecting circuit for holding a threshold and deciding a positive/negative sign of data sampled at its zero-crossing positions, to select the threshold; a phase-difference detecting circuit for comparing the data of the demodulated analog data signal sampled at the zero-crossing position to the selected threshold, to detect sampled data in excess of the threshold as a phase difference; and a multiplier for multiplying thus detected phase difference by data in thus detected data-change direction, to obtain a resultant phase difference.

Abstract: A wet image-forming apparatus including a developing roller for developing latent images on a photoreceptor with a liquid developer, a developing blade for removing toner particles adhering to the surface of the developing roller, a brush roller for removing the toner particles from the developing blade, and a reservoir which stores the liquid developer, wherein substantially the same voltages as a developing voltage applied to the developing roller are applied to the brush roller and the reservoir. Since substantially the same voltages are applied at least to the brush roller, the reservoir and the developing roller, the apparatus of the present invention does not generate the accumulation of the toner particles.

Abstract: The customer inputs the customer's identification data to the customer's terminal (7). The customer's terminal sends the input identification data to the server (2). The server (2) acquires from the database (3) historical information of the customer corresponding to the identification data. The server (2) sends the acquired historical information to the customer terminal (7). The customer terminal (7) displays the historical information by a browser. By doing this, the customer is able to select a desired operator based on the displayed historical information. The customer terminal (7) sends the selected operator information to the server (2). The server (2) connects the operator terminal of the selected operator to the customer terminal (7). The PBX (4) connects the operator telephone of the selected operator to the customer telephone (8).

Abstract: On a glass substrate, a prism sheet for condensing rays emitted from an emitting layer, a circularly polarizing filter, and an antireflection film are laminated. The prism sheet is provided for each of red, green and blue display elements of the emitting layer and is divided by separators so as not to interfere one another. Control electrodes are laminated on and under the emitting layer. A positive pole is formed from ITO film and a hole carrying layer; and a negative pole is formed from a metal electrode and an electron carrying electrode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel is placed on a fixed base and an anisotropic film is set in a position relative to the orientation layer of the display panel. Linearly polarized light is directed to the panel and the anisotropic film and light passing through them are detected, According to the intensity of the detected light, the angle of orientation of the anisotropic film is adjusted relative to the orientation layer. Angular misalignment, which may exist between the anisotropic film and the orientatiorn layer, is minimized.

Abstract: There is provided a thin film capacitor including (a) a semiconductor substrate, (b) an interlayer insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate, (c) a contact formed throughout the interlayer insulating film such that the contact has an upper surface upwardly projecting, (d) a lower electrode formed on the interlayer insulating film such that the lower electrode at least partially covers the upper surface of the contact therewith, (e) a capacity insulating film covering the lower electrode and the interlayer insulating film therewith, and (f) an upper electrode formed on the capacity insulating film. The thin film capacitor prevents peeling between the contact and the lower electrode even in an annealing step.

Abstract: A spread spectrum communication system and a method can provide resistance against selective fading and can prevent lowering of circuit use ratio with lowering reception bit error ratio. The spread spectrum communication system has control means for controlling a transmission band width and a transmission power of a counterpart equipment depending upon a communication quality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solid state electrolytic capacitor having an improved anode lead terminal having first and second side edges distanced from each other in a longitudinal direction of the anode lead terminal, wherein a center position on the first side edge is retracted from opposite side positions on the top edge, and the opposite side positions are distanced in a perpendicular direction to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device capable of independently adjusting gradation for each of RGB. A control circuit outputs a clock signal, an image signal for each of RGB, and an adding circuit control signal. A gradation voltage generation circuit outputs a gradation voltage. A color correction voltage for each of RGB is generated in a color correction voltage generation circuit based on an input signal for color correction. A signal electrode drive circuit receives the clock signal, a control signal, the image signal, the adding circuit control signal, the gradation voltage, and the color correction voltage. A gradation voltage corresponding to a gradation value of the image signal for each of RGB is selected from the gradation voltage. The color correction voltage for each of RGB is added to the gradation voltage, then a sub-pixel data signal is generated and sent to a liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: Disks 21 through 2N have two loops 41A and 42B and, if any abnormality in a loop A41 is detected by an FC-AL state monitoring unit A13, a disk control unit A71 requests a disk control unit B72 to perform uncompleted disk processing. The disk control unit B72, complying with this request, executes that uncompleted disk processing, using a loop B42. Also, disk processing at a new instruction from a host is also executed by the disk control unit B72. After that, the disk control unit A71 diagnoses the loop A41.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided which comprises: extraction means for extracting a virtual path identifier and a virtual channel identifier stored in a first header of first cells output from a terminal; preparation means which, based on the extracted virtual path identifier and virtual channel identifier, refers to a conversion table to prepare a second header containing a corresponding identifier; cell generation means for generating second cells containing the prepared second header and the user information of the first cells; multiplexing/generation means for multiplexing the generated second cells so as to have a fixed length, thereby generating third cells; and send means for sending the generated third cells to other communication apparatus through a virtual channel. By virtue of this construction, the usage charge of communication lines, such as ATM lines, can be reduced.

Abstract: A semiconductor package board for mounting thereon a semiconductor chip includes a metal base having an opening for receiving therein the semiconductor chip and a multilayer wiring film layered onto the metal base. The semiconductor chip is flip-chip bonded onto the metal pads disposed on the multilayer wiring film within the opening. The surface of the metal base is flush with the top surface of the semiconductor chip received in the opening. The resultant semiconductor device has a larger number of external pins and a smaller deformation without using a stiffener.

Abstract: Methods of designing and manufacturing a semiconductor device are disclosed in order to reduce the manufacturing cost of the semiconductor device, and to easily realize a high-speed circuit by reducing wiring capacity. A maximum pitch of wiring of the wiring layers is determined under a condition that power consumption of the semiconductor chips at a predetermined operating frequency is equal to or less than a predetermined value, and the width and spacing of wiring of the wiring layers and the width of each contact for mounting the semiconductor chips are determined based on the determined wiring pitch. the semiconductor device is manufactured by using a mask and a manufacturing process by which the determined pitch and width of wiring are realized.

Abstract: The image sensor of the present invention performs two exposures of differing exposure times, holds the signal charge that is generated in photodiode 1 in the first exposure period in pixel interior capacitance 4 that is provided inside pixels and integrates the signal charge that is generated in photodiode 1 in the second exposure period with the first signal charge inside the pixels and executes readout, whereby the white (overexposed) portions that occur in the first exposure period are compensated by information of the second exposure period, and black (underexposed) portions that occur in the second exposure period are compensated by information of the first exposure period, and an image is obtained having wide dynamic range with respect to the amount of light in which underexposure and overexposure are mitigated.

Abstract: A portable information terminal 201 is connected through a radio base station and the like to an Internet 204. Furthermore, a music server 205, a mail server 206 and a distribution server 207 is connected to the Internet 204. The distribution server 207 distributes data stored in the music server 205 and mail server 206. The distribution server 207 includes a distribution data store memory 209 in which data for the distribution is transiently stored and a radio unit 210 which wirelessly distributes data to the portable information terminal 201. When accesses are concentrated on the music server 205 from the distribution information terminals 201, the music server 205 transfers a file including music data to the distribution server 207. The distribution server 207 wirelessly transfers the file to each of the portable information terminals 201 with temporal dispersion.

Abstract: A simple payment system and method for merchandise purchased by a mobile telephone terminal, in which an on-line shopping is executed without executing the complex operation of a PC and a payment for the purchased merchandise is simplified, is provided. When a mobile telephone terminal made access to a Web site for the on-line shopping, merchandise information is displayed on a displaying section of the mobile telephone terminal. When a user chose desiring merchandise based on the merchandise information displayed on the displaying section, a message, which instructs the user to insert a prepaid card or a debit card into a slot of the card reader and to input a password of the user to the mobile telephone terminal, is displayed on the displaying section. When the user inserted the prepaid card or the debit card and inputted the password, the information of the card and the password is transmitted to the server. The server confirms the information and authenticates the information.

Abstract: A portable telephone system has a display unit for displaying items of names and telephone numbers retrieved by a retrieval section by using an input character string as a search key from telephone directory information. The display unit displays the items if the number of retrieved items retrieved by using a first input character is lower than or equal to a threshold, and displays only the number of items if the number of retrieved items is larger than the threshold. Desired items are again retrieved by using subsequent input character or characters as a search key. If the number of the thus retrieved items is lower than or equal to the threshold, the extracted items are displayed on the display unit.

Abstract: After films composing a TFT are laminated on an insulating substrate, a resist mask having a plurality of regions with different film thicknesses is formed by patterning on the uppermost layer of the above-stated films. Then, a conductor film is formed by patterning with a liftoff method using this resist mask. Alternatively, using other resist mask having a plurality of regions with different film thicknesses as an etching mask, a plurality of material films among the laminated material films are processed in succession. By the above-stated new pattern forming method and the processing method, the liquid crystal display device, which has been manufactured by five photolitho processes in a conventional art is manufactured by two or three photolitho processes.

Abstract: A booster connectable to a handy phone for amplifying the transmission output of the phone is disclosed. A particular transmission message included in a transmission wave output from the phone and determining transmission power is decoded to generate a reference signal matching in level with the transmission power of the message. A variable gain power amplifier has its gain controlled such that the reference signal and the detected signal of the transmission wave output by the booster coincide with each other. As a result, the booster outputs power coincident with the transmission power determined by the particular transmission message. The booster makes it needless to inform the phone of the connection of the booster to the phone, and therefore obviates the need for extra connection lines and circuitry for detecting connection information.